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Doctor Foster

18 June 2012

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester In a shower of rain; He stepped in a puddle, Right up to his middle, And never went there again.

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Bobby Shafto’s Gone to Sea

18 June 2012

Bobby Shafto’s gone to sea, Silver buckles at his knee; He’ll come back and marry me, Bonny Bobby Shafto!

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Advent: a time for preparing, for Jesus’ arrival is near. Yet, is it His birth we remember: our focus at this time of year? Where does Jesus fit in our advent? Do we even notice he’s there? And as we are busy preparing, do we ever take time to care?

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Tesco: £VERY LITTLE HELP$ Poem 2

31 May 2012

This poem is the second campaign poem that I wrote to Tesco in protest of their lack of support for Fairtrade bananas. Click here to understand what brought the campaign into being, and to see the first campaign poem that I (and everyone who agrees with the sentiment) sent to Tesco. (More importantly, help […]

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The Message of God’s Grace

31 May 2012

At Christmas, we all hear the story Of when Jesus Christ came to earth We listen and watch a performance Reminding us of Jesus’ birth. But is this where we tend to leave it? Enjoyment of something quite sweet; Then off we go home for our dinner, Expecting a wonderful treat.

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The Full Christmas Story

30 May 2012

This Christmas poem was purpose written to be used at the end of my rhyming Christmas nativity play “Children’s Nativity Story” and reminds us that the birth of the baby Jesus was just the beginning of the story of Jesus.

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The Ultimate Christmas Gift

29 May 2012

This Christmas performance poem is purpose written to be used to compliment my “Grandpa’s Nativity Story” nativity play, but can be used as a standalone poem too. It uses a repeated refrain throughout the poem, plus an optional extension which could be used as part of a church sermon.

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The Unending Christmas Story

29 May 2012

This Christmas shape poem (In the shape of a Christmas tree) was purpose written to be used as a performance poem at the end of my rhyming Christmas nativity play “The Simplest Nativity Play Ever” and puts forward the point that God involved ordinary people in the real story of Christ’s birth.

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Millicent the Millipede

29 May 2012

This tiny insect poem is a lovely, simple example of metaphor poetry. It’s four lines include small amounts of alliteration, imagery, hyperbole and personification to describe the picture of the millipede’s body and feet moving?

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